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August 26, 2008
Sheraton has designs on fresh look

Sheraton, one of the largest hotel chains with more than 400 properties worldwide, is getting an extensive makeover after years of losing customers to competitors.

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August 26, 2008
Virgin Atlantic profits soar as business travel bolsters trade

Corporate traffic has given Virgin Atlantic a much needed boost as it battles against fuel prices, sending annual profits soaring by 38% in the last financial year.

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August 25, 2008
More Flights Are Overbooked, but Payoffs Are Rising

The bad news: the likelihood that travelers will be bumped from an overbooked flight may grow worse this fall when airlines shrink their fleets to cut unprofitable flights and inefficient planes, meaning even fewer empty seats than there are now.

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August 25, 2008
Registry plan for foreign travelers catches flak

Aviation and business leaders are assailing a Homeland Security plan that would require millions of visitors each year to register online at least three days before flying to the USA.

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August 24, 2008
Fliers buy fewer premium seats

Many travelers are fleeing airlines' premium-seat sections as corporations and entrepreneurs react to higher fares and a stumbling economy, says one of the world's biggest travel agencies in a report out Monday.

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August 24, 2008
Labor Day travelers opt for trains, buses

More travelers will be crowding onto buses and trains for this Labor Day weekend, while car and airplane travel is expected to decline, according to a report released Friday by motorist group AAA.

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August 23, 2008
Air NZ to Demo Fuel-Saving Pacific Flight

Air New Zealand will perform a demonstration flight in September to highlight the possibilities for more sustainable air travel.

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August 23, 2008
US hotel demand declines in 1st half of August

Occupancy at hotels in the U.S. has continued to decline through the first half of August, a market research firm said Thursday, leading analysts to predict that the industry will begin reducing rates to fill rooms.

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August 22, 2008
Air Service Olympics: China's International Air Service

As I’ve stayed up late each night the past 10 days watching amazing performances of athletes from around the world perform at the Beijing Olympics, my mind has wandered a bit to China’s international air service.

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August 22, 2008
Spanair Keeps MD Planes

Spanair SA has no plans to ground its aging fleet of McDonnell Douglas planes after the deadliest aviation accident in Spain in two decades, General Director Marcus Hedblom said Thursday.

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